Brackets

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Principles

• always begin by sorting competitors from tallest to shortest (A, B, C, etc)
• byes only occur in 1st round
• give bye to shorter competitor to balance advantage
• avoid having to compete twice in a row until final
• avoid 3-person rock/paper/scissors scenario
• always have championship match last

2, 4, 8, etc

• 2: AvB
• 4: win(AvB) vs. win(CvD)
• 8: win( win(AvB) vs win(CvD) ) vs win( win(EvF) vs win(GvH) )

Group of 3

• win(AvB) vs. C(bye)
• if C wins, STOP! (avoid rock-paper-scissors)
• if C loses, C vs. loss(AvB) → 2nd place

Group of 5

• 1 quarter final, 3 byes
  • A vs. B
  • C bye
  • D bye
  • E bye

Group pf 6

• 2 quarter finals, 2 byes:
  • A vs. B
  • C vs. D
  • E bye
  • F bye

Group of 7

• 3 quarter finals, 1 bye
  • A vs. B
  • C vs. D
  • E vs. F
  • G bye

Volunteer Roles

Timer

Equipment:

• stopwatch
• bean sack

Listen for Ref:

• "go!"
• "time out"
• "time check?"

Say:

• "1 minute"
• "30 seconds"
• "10 seconds"

Score Keeper

Equipment:

• clipboard
• pen
• medals

Listen for Ref:

• "___ is red/white"
• "point for red/white"
• "score check?"

Say:

• is red, is white"
• "score is red 0, white 0"
• "that's 5 points"
• "winner is red"
• "next up: is red, is white"